Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Snowmen, dogs and foxes hang out in my back yard :D

I took this picture while the snow was coming down, lol. Here are 3 snowman drawstring gift bags (tutorial here) that I made for Christmas gifting purposes :D I want to make more of them so I ordered more large buttons from Ebay - it's way cheaper than buying them @ the fabric store in town :D These will be uploaded to the Bag It challenge (ending December 16), and will go also go in Ho Ho Ho for December (when the link goes up) :)

I've been making Batman capes for my niece, for her son's 5th birthday party next month :) I think having a Batman party qualifies mom for the Coolest Mom Ever award! I believe the superhero himself will be visiting - for some reason I wish I was a 5 year old boy now, LOL! These ones are all size 6 ...

Here are a few more of the capes - the 3 on the left are size 4, then there's a size 2 and one of the size 6's.

Here are all the capes that are completed (I have 12 done of 16 needed), hanging out on the clothesline for their photographic debut. The penultimate one, far right, is shy, so he's showing off his lining instead of his emblem ;)

... and a close-up of the fox fabric. This print seems to dance and wiggle when I try to take a picture - like some prints I've seen, it doesn't like having it's picture taken! It's mini foxes :D

I spotted a cute pin yesterday and got it made less than 24 hours after I found it :D Tutorial is here, and includes a downloadable template for Rudolph :D His nose, by the way, is a fluffy pom pom ;) I think this is a great bag design for the gentlemen we know and love and have trouble shopping for! Rudy counts as #26 in my not-very-successful 52 in 16 attempt (52 new bag designs in 2016) - I still have 18 days left in 2016 to complete 26 more bags - where are the sewing elves when I need them :D

Linking up to several linky parties with these projects:Reindeer bag will go to New to Me, Ho Ho Ho and On We Sew, and Bag It. The snowman bags will go to Ho Ho Ho and Bag It. The pillowcases go to Ho Ho Ho, and the Batman capes won't be going anywhere other than Stittsville, Ontario (when I get the last 4 finished) :D

Adorable Batman capes! You are super Auntie! I thought (after the Black Friday sales, of course) that I should be making some flannel pillowcases as Christmas gifts. I may bet one of those snowman bags made yet, too, because I just can't resist!

Hi Danette - thank you! I'm so sorry - I can't email you a reply to your comment, and I can't even post a comment on your blog, because I don't have Google+ and that's the only way I can contact you. If by some chance you read this (hey - it's Christmas - things CAN happen!) please shoot me an email so I can get your address - thanks! And BTW - your owl divided basket is great - I have the pattern but haven't had enough nerve to tackle it yet!

Thanks for visiting! I try to reply to all comments - if you're a No Reply blogger or using Google + I can't get your email address so please leave it (obfuscated somehow) in the message so I can write back (and snoop your blog, lol) - thank you!

About Me

Stay at home mom of 2 great boys - both of them electricians like their dad :) Hubby and I live near Toronto (Ontario), and have been married for 32 years. Both of our boys (now 29 and 27) have houses nearby, and visit the family grocery store (aka my basement storeroom) on a regular basis :D I regularly accidentally cook extra food for them to take home when they do visit, and keep a shelf stacked with household goods that they might need - they don't complain ;) Empty Nest Syndrome my a$$ - we're loving this!
On the crafty front - I sew. A lot. And shop for sewing. A lot :) And computer - a lot :) Life is fun, so SMILE, and thanks for dropping by :)